Serves as an Airport Planning Specialist in the Office of Airports, Airport Planning and Environmental Division, (APP-400). As a recognized expert is responsible for developing and coordinating various airport planning policy and guidance documents.

Duties

Provides leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive. Provides assistance and guidance to FAA Regional and District Office personnel, airport operators, state aeronautical agencies and consultants in resolving airport planning issues on both a location-specific basis and at the national level.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
• Travel Required: 25% (Domestic Only)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEFINED AS: Experience leading and demonstrated expertise preparing airport master plans including, demand capacity and facility requirements analysis, preparation and/or review of airport layout plans, conducting focused/advanced technical planning, and planning practitioner experience in civil airport and aviation planning processes used for airport infrastructure development.OR;Experience leading and demonstrated expertise in airport or airline forecasting using common data sources and metrics, and knowledge of current operational trends and airline network strategies. OR;Experience leading and demonstrated expertise conducting quantitative analyses of aircraft operations, airport finances, and/or technical matters to support studies and subsequent institutional decision making, including the development of policy and guidance. OR;Experience leading and demonstrated expertise conducting technical analysis to resolve complex airport planning issues on either a location-specific basis or at a system level. OR;Experience with data science methodologies, processes, algorithms, tools, systems to extract, interpret, visualize findings, and display geospatially from varied data sets. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.*Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.**Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.AFSCME Interview Criteria: Article 42, Section 13 states: If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. If it is determined that interviews are required and telephone interviews are not utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency's travel regulations and this Agreement.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration Employment Services Division 800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 523 AHF-110 Washington, DC 20591 US
• Name: Benigno Ruiz
• Phone: 1 (202) 267-4452
• Email: [email protected]